Makropulos Affair

This listing is in the past

Opéra national de Paris: Opéra Bastille120 rue de Lyon, Paris, Île-de-France, 75012, France

Dates/times in Paris time zone

Programme

Janáček, Leoš (1854-1928)

Performers

Opéra national de Paris
Susanna Mälkki	Conductor
Krzysztof Warlikowski	Director
Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris
Chœurs de l'Opéra national de Paris
Ricarda Merbeth	Soprano	Emilia Marty / Elina Makropoulos
Atilla Kiss B	Tenor	Albert Gregor
Vincent Le Texier	Baritone	Baron Jaroslav Prus
Jochen Schmeckenbecher	Baritone	Dr Kolenatý

Janácek's music electrifies the desire for eternity, the lust for power and the terror of death that traverse the world of Emilia Marty. Ricarda Merbeth plays the role of this enigmatic and maleficent singer.

Reviews of The Makropulos Case (Věc Makropulos) directed by Krzysztof Warlikowski

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Opéra national de Paris: Opéra Bastille, October 2023 (Français)

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An intriguing affair: Janáček at the Paris Opéra de Bastille

Leopold Tobisch, 19th September

“If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” These wise words have fortunately not fallen on deaf ears at the Opéra de Paris, who have brought back their production of Leoš Janáček’s The Makropulos Affair, directed by Krzysztof Warlikowski and designed by Małgorzata Szczęśniak, first presented in Paris back in 2007.

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